hackertube.io

The Map of Mathematics

Domain of Science · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Recreational & visual mathPure mathematics

What it is

An animated 11-minute tour of the whole field of mathematics as a single map, showing how pure and applied math and their sub-fields relate to each other.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended to people asking how to self-learn math as a quick bird's-eye overview of the field.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'd start with this video to get an overview of all the topics and areas that mathematics entails”

    Overview of all areas of mathematics as a starting point.

    NiklasMort, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to self-learn math?”

  2. “I suggest this "Map of mathematics" as a starting point that gives you a reasonable birds-eye view of the field.”

    Birds-eye view of the field of mathematics.

    AareyBaba, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?”

  3. “Every subject needs a similar map.”

    A map showing connections between math concepts.

    mathnmusic, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Why books don't work (2019)”

  4. “This is a good map of Mathematics to get an overview of where you can go...”

    Good overview of where you can go in mathematics.

    lcordier, 2022-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to learn math from zero for adults?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: mathematics, map of math, self-learning, pure math, applied math

Also recommended by the same people